Up Close II

I just received this one in the mail. He looks like he’s got a trick or two up his sleeve! When I first saw it I was happy to have another amateur close-up from the late 10s or 20s. It must have been his favorite cap to wear too. It looks like it was due for a wash!

And then I realized it came from the same seller I got another up close portrait from last June, but only recently posted (seen below). The format is similar although the first had its edges trimmed. One difference is that it’s much more sepia toned than the second one. Now, how did that happen? They both do have album glue residue on the back.

But they are positioned to the left, and at the same distance to the ‘shoreline’, the sun hitting them from high above. I think these two were playing with the same camera! Here’s them side by side:

Related?

The more I look at them the more I see some facial features they seem to share…Were they related? Well, this fine duo wished to record themselves up close on a beautiful day, and aren’t we glad they did! Their personalities shine through.

4 responses to “Up Close II”

Utterly, utterly fabulous find! What a wonderful pair. I have recently reunited a single photo from a photobooth strip, with three uncut photos, not from the same strip, but from the same day, with the same man, posing with different props. They came from different sellers as well. One wonders how these photos get separated in the first place, let alone end up on different sides of the USA, being sold on eBay!

I know! That’s what makes reuniting them so much fun! So glad I have them together again. I understand the practice of separating pictures from albums to sell them, but I always feel sad that they get separated. And then there are people like us who crazily get the pictures back together lol! I think it’s meant to happen! ;)

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